On July 4, Chinese Consul General in Penang H.E. Mr. Zhou Youbin attended the saplings planting of the tamarind tree from the Museum of Dr. Sun Yat-sen at the Armenian Park in George Town and Penang Philomathic Union Society. Also present were Penang Executive Councillor YB Wong Hon Wai, Mayor of Penang Island City Dato' Rajendran P. Anthony, Dr. Sun Yat-sen' s great-grandniece and Chairperson of Sun Yat-sen Cultural Foundation Ms. Alexandra Sun, Director of Sun Yat-sen Museum Penang Ms. Khoo Salma, Deputy Chairman of Penang Philomathic Union Society Mr. Khian Hock Leong and other participants.

Zhou said that Dr. Sun Yat-sen was a great national hero, a great patriot, and a great pioneer of China's democratic revolution. Dr. Sun steadfastly safeguarded national sovereignty and territorial integrity, opposed hegemony and colonial oppression, and promoted solidarity, self-reliance, and common development among Asian countries. Through this commemorative event, we honor the immortal contributions Dr. Sun made to national independence, social progress and the well-being of the people.

In Malaysia, Penang was a vital overseas base for Dr. Sun’s revolutionary cause. The saplings of the tamarind tree planted by Dr. Sun over a century ago, has now taken root in Penang. It will serve as a lasting testimony to China and Malaysia continuing their traditional friendship, deepening mutually beneficial cooperation, and working together to usher in the next "golden 50 years" of much prosperity and full vigor. 

The tamarind sapling from the Museum of Dr. Sun Yat-sen has completed its first overseas planting in Penang, Malaysia. The representatives from "Wutong Leaves", a non-profitable student organization of Nanjing Normal University, presented the Wutong leaves from the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing City to the Sun Yat-sen Museum Penang.